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Hit-and-Run Driver Drags Woman Near Entrance to Midtown Tunnel, NYPD Says

By Aidan Gardiner | October 31, 2016 9:50am
 A minivan driver dragged the woman the wrong way along East 37th Street before fleeing, police say.
A minivan driver dragged the woman the wrong way along East 37th Street before fleeing, police say.
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MANHATTAN — A woman was critically injured when a minivan dragged her through Midtown before driving against traffic to flee on Sunday morning, police said.

The 60-year-old woman, whose name wasn't immediately released, was crossing 38th Street at the entrance to the Midtown Tunnel about 10:30 a.m. when the black Toyota Sienna hit her and dragged her, an NYPD spokeswoman said.

The van pulled her east along East 37th Street, going the wrong way, police said.

At some point, she was untangled from the minivan, which fled north on First Avenue, police said.

She suffered serious injuries to her left leg and other wounds, police said. She was treated at an area hospital, where she's listed in critical but stable condition, police said.

Investigators released footage of the driver Sunday night that shows him get out of the minivan to move two cones that were in his way and then drive away.

The driver hadn't been arrested as of Monday morning, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).